The Akwa Ibom State Government on Thursday announced its readiness to shut down hotels and other entertainment centres linked to cult and criminal activities.
This decision by the state was informed by credible intelligence that hotel owners and proprietors of entertainment centres have given their premises to cult groups and other criminal gangs to use as their base.
The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong, in a statement on Thursday, said “the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and security agencies have set up a monitoring team to enforce this order.”
The statement read in part, “Take notice that the state government will shut down hotels and other entertainment centres linked to cult and criminal activities.
“This decision is informed by credible intelligence that hotel owners and proprietors of entertainment centres have given their premises to cult groups and other criminal gangs to use as their base.
“The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and security agencies have set up a monitoring team to enforce this order.
“The public, especially proprietors of hotels and places of entertainment should take note and act accordingly.”
